Many challenges face community; technical, and junior colleges as they prepare for the 21st century. The more than 1,400 community colleges in the United States and Canada are led by approximately 14,000 academic deans and department heads, each of whom must balance the demands of the students, faculties, sponsors, community, and the college itself.

As college enrollments increase, so do responsibilities, problems, and stress. Fur-ther stress will come to bear upon com-munity colleges in the next decade, when 40% of their academic leaders are expected to retire. There is...

This work looks at policy and university faculty governance. It covers such topics as: faculty involvement in governanace; the college trustees' role in academic governance; leadership in faculty governance; governance within the academic organization; and more.

This work looks at policy and university faculty governance. It covers such topics as: faculty involvement in governanace; the college trustees' role in academic governance; leadership in faculty governance; governance within the academic organization; and more.

Colleges and universities face a variety of challenges in meeting the needs of students, and one of the greatest is their ability to respond to student needs while protecting institutional and academic integrity. For those working with students, a primary example of this challenge is the involvement of students in shared decision-making, a process often developed and fostered through organizations such as student government. Few discussions have embraced the challenges of shared governance with students, particularly within the past two decades. This book arose from continuous conversations...

Colleges and universities face a variety of challenges in meeting the needs of students, and one of the greatest is their ability to respond to student needs while protecting institutional and academic integrity. For those working with students, a primary example of this challenge is the involvement of students in shared decision-making, a process often developed and fostered through organizations such as student government. Few discussions have embraced the challenges of shared governance with students, particularly within the past two decades. This book arose from continuous conversations...

Higher Education is a vibrant, changing field of study. With roots in multiple disciplines, these degree programsprepare the administrators, faculty, and policy makers who direct the current and future higher education enterprise.At a time when higher education is changing rapidly, these programs are poised to frame the future of an educatedsociety.This book examines all aspects of how Higher Education programs operate - from their marketing, focus on student affairs and community colleges, theemergence of online programs and core curricula. Authors from a broad and diverse spectrum of...

Higher Education is a vibrant, changing field of study. With roots in multiple disciplines, these degree programsprepare the administrators, faculty, and policy makers who direct the current and future higher education enterprise.At a time when higher education is changing rapidly, these programs are poised to frame the future of an educatedsociety.This book examines all aspects of how Higher Education programs operate - from their marketing, focus on student affairs and community colleges, theemergence of online programs and core curricula. Authors from a broad and diverse spectrum of...

A volume in Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions Series Editor Bruce Anthony Jones, University of South Florida This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and universities have invested heavily in developing athletic programs, coaches, and facilities. Yet...

A volume in Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions Series Editor Bruce Anthony Jones, University of South Florida This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and universities have invested heavily in developing athletic programs, coaches, and facilities. Yet...

Improving Faculty Governance begins with a critical examination of the contemporary faculty member and the challenges of protecting academic democracy in the context of the increasingly corporate university. The ideas of trust and respect are examined between faculty and administrators, along with the positive and negative aspects of part-time faculty reliance. The book subsequently reports on the first ever five-year longitudinal study of how faculty governance can be improved, the specific roles to be played and challenges to effective participation from the perspectives of faculty,...